Drawer pull



Sept. 10, 1957 A. H. ANDERSON DRAWER PULL Filed 001;. 7. 1953 INVENTOR ATTORNEY if 2,805,911 i Patented sew. 10.1957

DRAWER PULL Alfred Hjalmer Anderson, Youngstown, Ohio, assignor to The General Fireproofing Company, Youngstown, Ohio, a corporation of Ohio Application October 7, 1953, Serial No. 384,725

Claims. (Cl. 312-320) This invention relates to drawer pulls for facilitating the opening and closing of storage drawers in oflice desks.

In many instances, it is customary for the user of a pedestal desk to pull out a drawer and use the front edge thereof as a footrest. This practice mars or scars the drawer finish and depreciates the ornamental appearance of the desk.

Accordingly, the present invention has for one of its objects a drawer pull unit in the nature of a combination drawer pull and scuff plate unit which has hand-gripping means for facilitating the sliding movement of the drawer, and which also has a continuous cover or scuff plate portion which is co-extensive with the upper edge of the drawer.

A further object of the invention is to provide a onepiece drawer pull which lends itself to standard forming procedures, and which when completely formed is provided with means for effecting its ready attachment to the upper edge portion of the drawer head. In that connection, the arrangement is such that the device of the present invention may be readily removed when required and a new unit substituted for one which has been scarred or damaged.

With the above and other objects in view which will more readily appear as the nature of the invention is better understood, the same consists in the novel construction, combination and arrangement of parts, hereinafter more fully illustrated and claimed.

A preferred and practical embodiment of the invention is shown in the accompanying drawings, in which:

Figure 1 is a detail perspective View of a drawer head having the combined drawer pull and scufi plate.

Figure 2 is a top plan view of the construction shown in Figure 1.

Figure 3 is a vertical sectional view taken on the line 3--3 of Figure 2.

Figure 4 is a detail vertical sectional view taken on the line 44 of Figure 2.

Figure 5 is an exploded perspective view showing the upper front edge of the drawer head and the combined drawer pull and scuif plate substantially in bottom plan perspective and about to be applied to the edge of the drawer head.

Figure 6 is a fragmentary rear elevation of one end of the body.

Similar reference characters designate corresponding parts throughout the several figures of the drawings.

As shown in Figure 1, the front or drawer head of a conventional desk drawer is designated generally as A, and it will, of course, be understood that the drawer itself, as usual, includes the usual bottom, side and back walls which are customarily used.

The combined scufi plate and drawer pull is designated generally as B and includes a relatively elongated linear body 1 of substantially inverted channel shaped formation which completely covers or encases the top edge and contiguous portions of the drawer head B. As will be seen from the drawings, the channel shaped body includes a top wall 2 which is co-extensive with the length of the drawer head and includes ofiset flanges providing a downwardly turned front wall 3, opposite end walls 4 and a rear wall 5. The effect of this formation is that the unit B provides a cap with depending flanges which surround all exposed edges of the drawer head. As will 'be seen from Figures 2 and 6, the back wall 5 is provided with fastening receiving openings 6 to receive locking fastenings 7 for securing the rear of the unit to the top of the drawer head.

The front wall 2 is preferably shaped to form the drawer pull portion element or handle 8 which may be of the type shown in the drawings but whose configuration can be changed to vary the ornamental appearance of the pull. The drawer pull portion 8 is preferably formed at its front edge with a downturned marginal flange portion 9 which, as will be seen from Figures 2 and 5, is provided with a medial portion 10 which is folded under and rearwardly for the dual purpose of providing a rounded edge 11 which will not present any sharp edges to the user. At the same time this fold adds stiffness and reinforcement to the pull itself, and, moreover, the rearwardly folded portion 10 is integrally provided near each end thereof with an offset lug member 12 which is intended to fit in a related element such as the slot 13 in the front face of the drawer head A. Thus, the lugs 12 constitute means on the front wall of the :body for automaticflly interlocking the front edge of the combined drawer pull and scuif plate with the drawer head by mere placement and, of course, the number and shape of the lugs may be varied if desired, or, in fact, one continuous key might be used to fit in a correspondingly elongated slot in the front face of the drawer head. In any event the holding means at the front face of the drawer head is concealed by the pull body 8.

The drawer head A is of conventional design consisting of the front and rear walls which are preferably oppositely flanged and telescoped to provide the usual hollow drawer head.

In assembling the combined scuff plate and drawer pull unit to the drawer, reference may be made to Figure 5 from which it will be seen that the lugs 12 may be placed in the proper position relative to the slots 13 and then by backward rocking motion the entire unit may be overlaid on the top edge of the drawer head to completely cover and conceal the same. The rear wall portion 5 will then have its openings 6 in registry with related openings in the rear face of the drawer head to receive the fastenings 7 to complete the application and assembly of the unit to the drawer head.

. The inwardly folded portion 10 of the drawer pull not only has the advantages previously described, but the lugs 12 serve to firmly anchor the unit to the drawer head so that if by chance the drawer pull is given an extraordinary lifting force, such force will be resisted tothe extent that the drawer pull will not be distorted upwardly, and, at the same time, the fastenings 7 in cooperation with the keys or lugs 12 will securely fasten the entire unit in position on top of the drawer head.

Moreover, the use of lugs 12 or their equivalent avoids the presence of exposed fastenings at the face of the drawer head.

When the unit is thus applied, it will be seen that an ample protecting surface is provided for the upper front edge of the drawer head throughout its length. The combined drawer pull and scufi plate is preferably made of aluminium or similar material to correspond with the trim of the rest of the article of furniture, but it will, of t course, be understood that any material may be used which lends itself to forming in suitable dies.

Without further description, it is believed that the features and advantages of the invention will be readily apparent to those skilled in the art, and that changes may be resorted to within the scope of the appended claims.

I claim:

1. A combined drawer pull and scuff plate unitfor the upper edge portion of a drawer :head, including, .anlongated cap-like "body having marginally depending front, back and end walls, a drawer .pullelementprojecting forwardly beyond the front wall of the body and also beyondv the front face of the drawer head, means on the pull element for interlocking withthe front face of the drawer head, and means for connecting the rear wall of said body to the inner side of the drawer head.

2. A combined drawer pull and scuff plate unit for the upper edge portion of a drawer head, including, a slotted front wall and a perforate inner wall, said unit comprising a cap-like body portion fitting over the upper edge of the drawer head, a pull element projecting from the body,,lugs on the underside of the pull element for cooperation with the slotted front wall of the drawer head to interlock the unit therewith upon initial assembly thereto, and a fastening penetrating the rear portion of the body and the fastening receiving opening on the inner face of the drawer head to finally lock the unit in position. a

3. In combination with a drawer head having spaced slots in its front wall and a fastening receiving opening in its rear wall, a combined scuff plate and drawer pull unit including a cap-like body having front, side and rear walls to mask the upper outer faces and ends of the drawer head, the rear wall having an opening for registering with said opening in the rear wall of the drawer head, a pull'element projecting from the front wall, spaced lugs carried and concealed by said pull portion for entering said spaced slots, and a fastening for entering said the upper edges and ends of the drawer head, and also having a forwardly projecting drawer pull portion including a rearwardly directed fold presenting a smooth front edge, substantially horizontally disposed lug means at the rear edge of the fold to enter'said slot means, and means at the rear of the body for locking the unit to the drawer head.

5. In combination with a drawer head having slot means in its front wall and a fastening receiving openingin its rear wall, a combined scufl? plate and drawer pull unit including a cap-like body portion fitting over the upper edge and ends of the drawer head, and a forwardly projecting pull element having oblique lateral end portions connected with the body and the medial portion of said pull being folded inwardly upon itself to provide. a smooth forward edge and also the reinforce the pull against upward or downward flexure, the terminal edge of the inwardly folded portion abutting the outer face of the drawer head and provided with projecting lug means to enter with said slot means to interlock said unit with the drawer head and means at the rear of the body for locking the unit to the drawer head.

References Cited in'the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS 1,077,643 Satka Nov. 4, 1913 1,333,263 Long Mar. 9, 1920 2,112,821 Wolters Mar. 29, 1938 2,430,974 Crawford Nov. 18, 1947 

